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grammes of Nitragin were taken for each plot and mixed 

 with half a pint of water, after which the seed (1 pint) 

 was poured into the mixture and rendered thoroughly wet. 

 Dry sand was next added to absorb the surplus moisture 

 and facilitate the distribution of the seeds. The peas 

 ("Dicksons' First and Best") were then sown in a drill 

 and covered in the usual way. This experiment was carried 

 out in duplicate. The following are the weights of produce 

 in an air- dry condition : — 



In both sets of plots the Xitragin has apparently 

 increased the yield, the gain of total produce being 6'0 per 

 cent. 



Experiments with Broad Beans. 



This experiment was carried out in exactly the same 

 way as the preceding one, except that here the rows were 

 2 ft. apart, and only two thirds of a pint of seed ( " Early 

 Long Pod") was employed. 



In this case the inoculation failed to increse the yield, 

 and, as before, the " B " plots confirmed the " A " s. The 

 total produce is 11-7 per cent, less when Nitragin was 

 added than when it was withheld. 



